The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

| than il was early last fall.
For street dresses these designs are large
and free, representing scrolls and conven-
tional flowers, with leaves and similar pat
terms on the basque; collar, cuffs and
revers, or lapels are figured with braid,
smaller but of the same color as that used
ON the skirt. The designs are also, OF
course, reduced.
What seemed rather novel idea was the
trimming Of very stylish breakfast sacque
or morning neglige sacque with braid
which, in very pretty designs, was applied
all along the bottom edge OF the sacque,
upon the sleeves, up both edges in front,
ana upon the collar.
Braid is seldom so applied upon so light
n material as that of which this sacque was
made--cashmere-bu it gave a very neat
effect nevertheless, and added precisely the
amount of trimming which such garment
| requires.
| For the coming spring season, and, ex-
pect, the summer months beyond, French
satines are shown which almost approach,
in texture and appearance, the finest grades
of India silk. The colors in which they
appear are about the same as those in which
| they we're shown last year. The figures
are, for the most part, also very similar
little sprigs of flowers, dots, small geomet-
rical designs, circles, etc., appearing, with
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| blossoms.
Plaid woolens will be used for combina-
ton with plain fabrics, but will not be
largely employed to form the costumes en-
tire. Combination goods, diagonals, mixed
| fabrics and checks, with fine stripes, will
not have any portion of their past popular
ity abated; as for the plain materials, CAM
els hair, tricots the finest grades of ladies'
cloths NOV made TO perfection) and serges
will be seen.
A neat and appropriate house or indoor
costume is developed i'll warm, brown
| ladies' cloth. On the basque, the high coll
lar is entirely covered with bronze passe-
menterie, and a very small plastron of vel
vet, extending in shape fpm it, is en-
larged by the addition around the sides of
a wide border of the same bead work; the
cuffs naturally being OF the same. The
basque is very short, pointed in front,
| and with two short points behind; 1t Is
fastened up the front, as far as the point of
the plastron, with n lac ng of silk cord.
| The drapery, which il of tue same material
as the basque, is made III heavily draped
apron in front, which falls to point at one
side, and is looped back under the back
drapery on the other; the back drapery
itself falls in two long jabots, and the
undeskirt is untrimmed, being of the same
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For indoors, chemisettes are still worn;
particularly with open basques; basque
of this kind recently noticed was in a plain
wooden material; the collar. of velvet, was
in wide, rolling form, and drawn around
in front into tho form of two wide notche d
revers, which extended clear to the bottom
of the basque; the open space was not
filled in with n vest, as is usually the case,
but with plated chemisette in which
three gold studs reposed.
The colored armures now shown are very
neat materials for indoor wear. They are
worn with Zouave jackets or Russian waists,
of velvet, in some color to contrast, and
the effect so produced is exceedingly pictur-
esque and pretty.
Ginehams in fine qualities and in the
proper colors-lavender and black, or Law
ender and white, or all three combined
are becoming quite popular for mourning
dresses during the second period. Armures
and HenrieitaS are still the standard goods
for first mourning, and one of the few nov
elites is the introduction of Persian lambs
wool as trimming for mourning garments
Shawls are proper TO wear on the street
for mourning, but, as black visites are alsc
allowable, young ladies do not affect tn.
former.
Young ladies are quite fond of evening
dresses in plain white silk, or corded whita
silk, even emitting the usual tulle draper
les. The effect sought to be obtained, and
which is certainly accomplished, is an ex-
perence of extreme simplicity. On some
of these toilettes the trimming consists ot
swans down and pearl passementerie. The
accessories of the toilet are also of white
the fan having mother of-pearl sticks with
white ostrich feather tips.